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Andrew Smith's avatar

I remember being inspired by (If that's the right word) The Jungle, probably around my 9th or 10th grade year in high school. I was really fortunate to be exposed to these ideas in the deep south where I grew up, and where this sort of history isn't necessarily being taught as much today.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

I think I read it about the same age. Quite a shocking read for a kid

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Stephen Rutledge's avatar

OMG! A vegetarian's nightmare!

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Peter Pappas's avatar

How offal

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Jacquelyn Suter's avatar

Peter, this is my first encounter with your Substack. Enlightening, I'm impressed. Thanks.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Thanks for the positive feedback. Makes my morning!

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Bern's avatar

Thanks for the graphics. One wonders how people ever survived at all...

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Peter Pappas's avatar

How the sausage is made … ugh

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Michele McCarthy's avatar

Timely post with immigrant children cleaning our slaughterhouses.

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Ro's avatar

I read this book in high school and it still has a major influence on me!

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Peter Pappas's avatar

I read it then as well.. Could have almost turned me into a vegetarian.

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Tracy Gustilo's avatar

On a recent road trip we listened to a podcast by 99% Invisible on the origins of White Castle and the hamburger. Fast food owes a lot to this era of suspicious beef. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-white-castle-system-of-eating-houses/

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Glad I avoid fast food. Thanks for sharing

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Eric Stromquist's avatar

And thanks to the Trump/McConnell Supreme Court meatpackers can soon go back to such practices. Which will definitely curtail my hot dog consumption.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Exactly - the post was inspired by the bad guys on SCOTUS

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Eric Stromquist's avatar

Make America Gross Again!

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